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J.'A. HOUSE. -MAG HINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF OORSET STIFFENERS. N0.j259,158. Patgnted June 6-, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. HOUSE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WARNER BROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COR SET-STIFFENERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,158, dated June 6, 1882. Application filed February 16, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. HoUsE, of Bridgeport, Fairfield county,Oonneoticut have invented certain Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Oorset-Stifl'eners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a machine for making stiffeuers for corsets, &c., by binding together stiff fibers. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of myimproved apparatus. Fig.2 is alongitudinalseotion thereof; Fig. 3, an end view of the same and Fig. eiis an enlarged view, illustrating a part of the article as produced.

In making ribs or stiffeners of fibers-as tarnpico libersit has been found that in winding the bundle of fibers with threadsfor the purpose of binding them together the fibers are apt to get displaced by the friction of the thread in winding, the result being that the ribs produced are twisted or crooked, and when used in corsets distort the latter out of shape. By winding the threads simultaneously in different directions round the bundle I bind them together and maintain the fibers parallel, and for this purpose I use the ma 7 chine which I will now describe.

The base A supports a standard, B, in which is fixed a hollow shaft, or, carrying sleeve T, provided at the inner end with a grooved pulley, b and at the outer end with a cross-piece, 0, having at right angles a rod, d, on which to place a bobbin, X. On the spindle T turns a second hollow spindle or sleeve, U, likewise provided with a pulley, b, cross-piece c, and rod 01 for holding a bobbin, X. The two sleeves and their bobbins are rotated rapidly in opposite directions by belts passing to the pulleys b b. The bundle of fibers a0 is conducted from any suitable trough or holder, D, through the center of the spindle a, being fed forward in any suitable manner, and the threads from the bobbins are laid 'upon the same in opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 4, the thread from thebobbinXpassingthrough an eye, 0, at the end of the spindle a, and the thread from the bobbin X passing along an arm, I, which is constructed to hold the thread outside of the course traveled by the bobbin X, so as not to catch on the latter and deliver it at a point adjacent to where the bundle of fibers enters the spindle. Both threads are thus simultaneously conducted to and wound upon the bundle, but in difierent directionsu While different feed devices may be employed for conducting the bundle through the spindle, I prefer to use two feed-rolls, H H,

grooved to receive the rib, but set to press the same tightly, so as to secnrethe requisite hold. These feed-rolls may be geared by toothed wheels J J, and driven from the spindle T by gears i i, a worm,j, on the shaftof the gear i, and a worm-wheel, k, on the shaft of the roll H, as shown. The movement of the feed willthus correspond with that ofthe wrappingthreads.

To effect the ready adjustment of the feedrolls to the thickness of the rib, the shaft of the roll H is mounted in bearings on a plate, K, adjustable on the face of the standard B, and the shaft. of the roll ll in bearings 011 a plate, L, adjustable on the plate K, all as clearly shown in the drawings.

It will be apparent that this device may be used for overlaying various ribs, cords, or braids with different material.

1 do not here claim the binding of stiff parallel fibers by threads wound simultaneously in opposite directions; but

I claim- 1. The combination,with thehollow spindles, carrying bobbins X X and driven in opposite directions, of guides for carrying both threads to the end of the outer spindle and a trough arranged opposite the end of said spindle to direct the fibers thereto, substantially as set forth.

2. Thecombination,with the hollow spindles, carrying bobbins and devices for driving them in opposite directions, of feed-rolls arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

3. The combination,with the hollow spindles T and U, carrying the bobbins and revolvin g in opposite directions, of the feed-rolls H H and appliances for adjusting the same to and from each other, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

JAMES ALFORD HOUSE. Witnesses:

O. H. DIMOND, J. CARR. 

